Category Advisor

Niche Bakers Corp.; Bentonville (AR); Remote; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that is passionate about baking and providing quality products. As a Category Advisor, you will leverage your strategic mindset and data analysis skills to drive sales and profitability within product categories at Walmart. This is a full-time, work-from-home position that offers the opportunity to collaborate with the Walmart Merchandising team, utilizing advanced tools to enhance category performance. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, this role is perfect for those who thrive in a dynamic environment and are eager to make a significant impact.

Benefits

Healthcare Stipend

Education Assistance

Paid Time Off

Retirement Savings

100% Work from Home

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience as a Category Advisor.
• Expertise in Walmart Scintilla and JDA Space Planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category growth strategies with Walmart.
• Analyze market trends to optimize assortments and space utilization.

Skills

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing

Tools

Walmart Scintilla

JDA Space Planning

Nielsen

Job description

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Baking with friends and family roots you in traditions—be it new or old—and brings people closer. At Niche Bakers we are passionate about baking and giving our customers the best products at an affordable price! We believe in using wholesome ingredients to create delicious, great quality desserts, snacks, and confectionary sweet goods.

Niche’s, portfolio of products, are sold in grocery retailers across North America, the majority Customer Brand/Private Label products, that are fast becoming consumer favorites. Niche Baker’s future is exciting as the expansion to becoming a food company is fully realized through continued investment in people, products that delight consumers, innovative manufacturing, executional excellence, and solid customer partnerships.

With over 35 years in the baking industry, we are continuously growing. If you are as passionate and hard-working as we are, join our team!

For more information on Niche Bakers Corp., please visit https://www.nichebakers.com/

Overview:

We are looking for a results-driven Category Advisor to join our team. This is a full-time, work from home position based in Bentonville, AR. In this role, you’ll use your strategic mindset and data analysis expertise to drive sales and profitability in the assigned product categories at Walmart. You will work directly with the Walmart Merchandising team to optimize assortments and space utilization. You will work with tools such as Walmart Scintilla, JDA Space Planning, Nielsen and more to help enhance category performance.

Responsibilities:

• Working directly with Walmart to develop and execute category growth strategies.
• Develop, present, and execute strategies that enhance sales, profitability, and market share
• Utilize tools like Walmart Scintilla, Circana/Nielsen, and JDA Space Planning to identify opportunities for category expansion and optimization
• Provide category reporting, analytics, decision support, and special project work to Walmart merchants
• Analyze market trends, conduct opportunity gap analyses, and collaborate with Walmart's merchandising team to optimize assortments and space utilization
• Utilize space management technologies to build and implement modular resets that enhance the shopper experience

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or related field preferred
• 3+ years’ experience in a Category Advisor role
• Expertise in Scintilla, JDA Space Planning, Nielsen and more.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Must reside in the Northwest Arkansas area

Niche Bakers offers a competitive compensation package, including healthcare stipend, education assistance, paid time off, retirement savings, and 100% work from home.

Niche Bakers Corp. embraces diversity in the workplace and is committed to achieving employment equity. Our goal is to attract, develop and retain exceptionally talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. We ensure that our recruitment practices are supportive of this commitment and do not infringe on any characteristics protected by law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Product Management, Sales, and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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